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HIV Prevention and Testing => Do I Have HIV? => Topic started by: slf267 on August 12, 2013, 07:00:56 pm
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Let me just start off by saying I am a very anxious person, so much in fact that I have a general anxiety disorder. About nine days ago I made a rash, inebriated decision and can't stop thinking of the mistake. I had just met a guy and had a brief moment of unprotected receptive anal sex, in all about 6 seconds worth and there was some definite pain, before I knew what I had just gotten myself into I made the decision to stop. This guy of course said he had tested HIV negative but I have no way of knowing his recent sexual history. I feel like I've gone through all stages of grief within these past few days, I can't sleep and anxiety is getting the best of me by creating symptoms that may or may not be present. I can't even think of waiting for three months for a result and am going to my local hiv clinic and ask for a naat testing in two days. I don't know much about the naat testing, are they pretty accurate? I just want the straight facts, am I worrying myself too much?
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Hi 267 . You did have a risk and must test for hiv , its in your favor that the sex wasn't long in duration ... but still a risk .
Its doesn't matter what test you decide to use , you can test as early a 6 weeks post exposure and again at 3 months to confirm the results .
Remember to get tested for std's , some std's can be present without symptoms for long periods of time and are more easily contracted than HIV .